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Back Matter, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

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Rebellion As Performance: The Texas Revolution And The Memory Of 1776, Sam W. Haynes

Journal of Texas History

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Ambiguous Destiny: The Origins Of Filibusters Into Texas And Northern Mexico, 1812–1820, James Aalan Bernsen

Journal of Texas History

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The Forgotten Founders: Enlightened Spanish Leadership In Texasand The North American West, Bradley Folsom

Journal of Texas History

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Special Feature: Texas At 250: The Lone Star State And The Meaning Of American Independence, Sam W. Haynes

Journal of Texas History

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Seeing The Trinity’S Treesfor Texas History, Scot Mcfarlane

Journal of Texas History

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Maggies, Not Aggies: The Long History Of Opposition To Women At Texas A&M, Kara Alexander Culp

Journal of Texas History

Texas A&M University, a former all-male military school and the oldest public college in the state, is widely known for its conservative reputation. Drawing on archival documents and newspapers, this essay traces how the opposition to women at A&M evolved over the course of the school’s existence and examines the role former students played in shaping A&M’s identity. It argues that the school’s masculine reputation was intentionally crafted through constant pushback against official coeducation and an intentional burying of women’s historic involvement in order to create a narrative that was centered around male whiteness. Kara

Chicano Student Activism At The University Of Texas At Austin, 1966–1980, Emilio Zamora

Journal of Texas History

The article examines the early phase of the Mexican American student movement that emerged at the University of Texas at Austin between 1966 and 1980. It argues that UT activists led a unique campus-based movement that combined struggles against discrimination, underrepresentation, and institutional neglect with sustained engagement in community and statewide causes. The essay covers student responses to racism both on and off campus and highlights students’ pivotal role in establishing, defending, and strengthening Chicano studies at UT. Attention is given to the leadership and contributions of Chicanas to the movement. The UT student movement helped shape a new Mexican …

“We’Ve Got Black Power And That’S Gonna Go A Long Way”: Ruth Jefferson Of The Dallas Nwro And The Origins Of A Multiracial Coalition In Dallas, Katherine Bynum Chávez

Journal of Texas History

This article examines how welfare rights activism helped forge a Black–Brown coalition in Dallas in the late 1960s. Centering Black welfare organizer Ruth Jefferson, it traces her role in transforming struggles over public assistance into demands for community control and political power. Although Dallas’s racial order fostered competition between Black and Mexican American communities, activists recognized shared grievances, particularly police violence and state repression. Linking welfare rights, Black Power, Chicana/o activism, and the War on Poverty, the article argues that the coalition emerged through deliberate organizing against institutions that had long worked to keep these communities apart. Katherine

Editors' Note, Rebecca Sharpless, Kenna Lang Archer, Jeff Roche, Carlos Blanton, Justin Randolph

Journal of Texas History

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Full Issue, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

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Front Matter, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

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College Dating Across Cultures: Exploring Online And Offline Motives, Religiosity, Uncertainty Avoidance, And Perceived Dating Success, Maria Murad

SMU Journal of Undergraduate Research

Drawing on uses and gratification theory, this quantitative study examined the relationship between dating motives (long-term vs. casual), dating modes (online vs. offline), perceived dating success, as well as uncertainty avoidance among college students (n=270) seeking relationships across the globe. Additionally, it studied the cultural and religious aspects of dating behavior, adding to a more complex understanding of modern dating situations.

Results showed that online daters more frequently reported long-term relationship motives than offline daters, and offline daters more frequently reported dating for casual sex than online daters. Long-term motives were positively correlated with perceived dating success, and …

Montana Arts And Culture: Value And Impact, Elena Bigart, Emma Keinath-Lopez, Kara Sage, Melissa Weddell

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Montana’s arts and cultural production sector was estimated at $2.45 billion in value added and 20,269 jobs in 2023, or 3.3% of state GDP, a larger share than in any neighboring state, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data. This report uses those federal estimates as an economic baseline and adds what national accounts cannot capture: how community leaders perceive the local economic role of arts and culture, and the social, educational, and civic value the sector provides. The mixed-methods study combines a literature review, a statewide survey of 75 community leaders, and interviews with arts organizations in …

Designing With, Not For Youth: Reframing Participatory Techniques As Civic Learning Tools For Urban Greening And Natural Resources Programming, Mayra I Rodriguez Gonzalez, Dorelys Oyola Remigio, Kevin G Torres Garrido

Journal of Extension

Here, we present four participatory techniques—visioning, mapping, photovoice, and codesign—with practical recommendations for their effective implementation in fostering civic learning and engagement in urban greening among BIPOC and Hispanic youth. With examples of culturally responsive, hands-on activities and an AI-assisted synthesis of youth ideas, drawn from application with over 100 youth in Connecticut, we illustrate their use in informing local urban planning processes. We highlight the role of these techniques in positioning youth as active civic agents and collaborative designers in the creation of urban green spaces, with application for Extension professionals, educators, and planning officials.

Child Survivors Of Intimate Partner Homicide, Pang Lee

Master of Arts in Human Services

The purpose of this capstone paper was to educate and examine the impact of intimate partner homicide on child survivors, on traumatic losses that disrupt their emotional, social development, and educational well-being. Findings indicated that the mental health and long-term life trajectory for child survivors were varied by the developmental stage the child was affected, prior exposure to violence, placement stability, caregiver capacity, school advocacy, and access to specialized support services that were detrimental to children’s futures. Although coordinated family, school, and community-based care can promote stability, there is a lack of evidence limited by inconsistent identification of survivors and …

Epic Heroism For The Ordinary: Tolkien’S Reworking Of Odyssean Heroism In The Hobbit, Jon Billsberry

Journal of Tolkien Research

This article explores The Hobbit as a narrative of two Odyssean homecomings: Thorin’s return to Erebor and Bilbo’s return to Bag End. Thorin undertakes the more direct nostos: as a displaced royal heir, he returns to recover his ancestral household, inheritance, authority, and public identity. Bilbo, by contrast, leaves a secure home and gradually acquires the cunning, adaptability, judgement, and independence that make Thorin’s return possible. Tolkien thus separates heroic position from heroic conduct. This separation produces conflict at Erebor, where Thorin’s defence of royal possession threatens violence and Bilbo uses the Arkenstone to challenge the king he helped …

Weapons Of Mass Destruction In The Curriculum: Textbook Narratives And Georgia's Standards Of Excellence, Kason Kendall, Robby Freetly

Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State

This article examines how weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and the 2003 invasion of Iraq are represented in Georgia's social studies curriculum. Standard SSUSH23.a of the Georgia Standards of Excellence requires instruction on the War on Terror but does not specify how WMDs or the Iraq War's contested justification should be addressed, leaving curriculum deelopers significant discretion. This study analyzes two widely circulated U.S. history textbooks, The American Visoin and United States History: Reconstruction to the Present, finding that both emphasize WMDs as a central justification for invasion while giving limited attention to post-invasion findings that no stockpiles were discovered. …

Latino Perceptions Of Nature, Recreation, And Community Engagement In Wasatch And Summit Counties, Utah, Elsa Perez, Jessica Ulrich-Schad, Lewis Kogan, Isaac Helton

All Current Publications

This fact sheet presents results from a Utah State University study on Latino perceptions of nature, recreation, and community engagement in Utah's Wasatch and Summit counties and barriers to accessing programming. It also includes tips for increasing Latino participation in nature programs.

The End Of Unmeasured Exploitation: How A.S.M., C.A.S., And S.I.A. Challenge Digital Attention Capitalism, Delante Clark

Graduate Scholarship and Creative Works

Digital attention capitalism generates value through the capture and monetization of human attention, yet it has historically lacked standardized mechanisms for measuring attention-related harm. This paper argues that the Attention Safeguard Models (A.S.M.), Cognitive Attentional Standards (C.A.S.), and Sociological Impact Assessment (S.I.A.) collectively challenge this system by introducing an integrated framework for classifying, measuring, and evaluating digital attention harm and its societal consequences. C.A.S. provides standardized measurement of digital attention harm, A.S.M. identifies and classifies patterns of attentional disruption and manipulation, and S.I.A. evaluates broader impacts on institutions, communities, civic engagement, education, social cohesion, and inequality. Together, these systems transform …